Arguably the much-awaited series of the week in India, Freedom at Midnight Season 2 is all set to start streaming on SonyLiv from January 9, 2026. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, Freedom At Midnight Season 2 is based on best selling book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins of the same name.
On January 5, the makers dropped the official trailer of Freedom at Midnight Season 2. Going by the trailer, Freedom at Midnight Season 2 will showcase the tense politics when India was about to be divided into two parts i.e. India and Pakistan.
The trailer further showcase how Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Pandit Nehru were not at consensus over multiple issues. However, one of the scenes that has showcased in the trailer when Mohammad Ali Jinnah was asked what's so special about August 15 and why Lord Mountbatten has emphasised that India should get its independence on that particular day.
Jinnah in the trailer says, 'it is his lucky date'.
True Scoop tried to dig whose lucky date Jinnah is talking about in the trailer. While most of you may have thought that it might have been Pandit Nehru or Mahatma Gandhi, the reality is August 15 lucky date of Lord Mountbatten.
As per Times of India report, Lord Mountbatten had personally decided the date of August 15 as Indian Independence Day. It was considered to be a lucky day for him, because during World War II, on August 15, 1945 the Japanese Army had surrendered, while he was the commander of the allied forces.
For the unversed, Mountbatten was last Viceroy and the first Governor‑General of independent India.
Coming back to the series, it features Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Arif Zakaria as Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and more in the key roles.
